The Saints Are Coming by The Skids from the album Scared to Dance.
Tuning 6=Eb 5=Ab 4=Db 3=Gb 2=Bb 1=eb
Chords
Em x79987 Em/D xx0987 Bm* 799777 F#7sus4 x9x977 D6 x5x888
F#/C# x4x676 D x5777x Bm 7997xx E5 x799xx D5 x577xx
G 3554xx F#7 x9x97x F#5/C# x4x67x
Verse 1.
Em Em/D
I cried to my daddy on the telephone
Bm*
how long now
Em Em/D
Until the clouds unroll and you come home
Bm*
the line went
Em Em/D
But the shadows still remain since your descent
Bm*
your descent
Instrumental
NC, NC, ¦¦ Em, F#7sus4, D6, F#C# ¦¦
Verse 2.
Em Em/D
I cried to my daddy on the telephone
Bm*
how long now
Em Em/D
Until the clouds unroll and you come home
Bm*
the line went
Em Em/D
But the shadows still remain since your descent
Bm*
your descent
Link 1.
E5, D5.
Chorus 1.
E5 G E5 G
The saints are coming, the saints are coming
E5 D5
I say no matter how I try, I realise there's no reply
E5 G E5 G
The saints are coming, the saints are coming
E5 D5
I say no matter how I try, I realise there's no reply
Instrumental
¦¦ Em, F#7, D, F#5/C#, Em, F#7sus4, D6, F#/C# ¦¦
Verse 3.
Em Em/D
A drowning sorrow floods the deepest grief
Bm
How long now
Em Em/D
Until a weather change condemns belief
Bm
The stone says
Em Em/D
This paternal guide once had his day
Bm Em/D
Once had his day
Link 2.
E5, D5.
Chorus 2.
E5 G E5 G
The saints are coming, the saints are coming
E5 D5
I say no matter how I try, I realise there's no reply
E5 G E5 G
The saints are coming, the saints are coming
E5 D5
I say no matter how I try, I realise there's no reply
E5 D5
I say no matter how I try, I realise there's no reply
E5 D5
I say no matter how I try, I realise there's no reply
Another great song....taff
